Planned Parenthood, medical professional respond to abortion ban law with lawsuit
Abortion providers in North Carolina, including Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, filed a federal lawsuit on June 16 addressing parts of Senate Bill ...
Read More »Abortion providers in North Carolina, including Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, filed a federal lawsuit on June 16 addressing parts of Senate Bill ...
Read More »Here are some of the biggest pieces of legislation coming out of the N.C. General Assembly this summer.
Read More »The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday morning 6-3 that state legislatures do not have sole authority over redistricting, as was argued by North Carolina ...
Read More »House Bill 823 — which passed the N.C. House in May and is currently in the N.C. Senate Rules Committee — would expand the Opportunity Scholarship ...
Read More »House Bill 607 prohibits UNC System schools and community colleges from compelling students, faculty and administrators to express a given view of social ...
Read More »Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for public education in a special address on May 22. In his speech, he said legislation introduced ...
Read More »The North Carolina athletic landscape has changed in the past year with the passage of new policies — including in NIL, sports betting and legislation ...
Read More »At the UNC Board of Trustees board meeting on May 18, board members discussed updates to the planning of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, swore ...
Read More »S.B. 20, most of which goes into effect on July 1, prohibits abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy and medication abortion after 10 weeks of pregnancy. Physicians ...
Read More »On Saturday, May 13, Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 20 — which would ban abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks with some exceptions — in ...
Read More »The "Care for Women, Children and Families Act," sponsored by N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R- Cleveland, Rutherford) and N.C. Senate President Pro Tem ...
Read More »Gov. Cooper’s veto was overridden by both houses of the NCGA on Tuesday. The votes were along party lines — 30-20 in the Senate and 72-48 in the House. S.B. ...
Read More »"The N.C. General Assembly will have full power over redistricting, which needs to be completed before the 2024 elections."
Read More »Court-imposed fees in North Carolina have increased by 400 percent over the past 20 years, according to the North Carolina Justice Center. These fees ...
Read More »House Bill 676, filed on April 18 by N.C. Rep. John Autry (D-Mecklenburg), proposes a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking.” ...
Read More »“I want people to know that we are a tribal entity, we are a tribal government, we are a government that is self-sustaining,” John Lowery, chairperson ...
Read More »Collectively titled the 2023 Safe Drinking Water Act, N.C. Senate Bill 350 and House Bill 610 were filed on March 22 and April 13, respectively. If passed, ...
Read More »House Bill 543, which aims to reduce youth dependency on nicotine, was moved to the N.C. House rules committee on April 3. If passed, the bill will become ...
Read More »Every April, "National Donate Life" Month encourages people to sign up to become organ donors through activities and events that foster community engagement ...
Read More »If passed, House Bill 596, otherwise known as the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, would increase punishments for those who commit hate crimes, require additional ...
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